Arch support



June 24, y1930. A G. H. JUNG, ,1R y1,761,460

ARCH SUPPORT Filed April l5 1926 GeoH. c/uazg, efr

brace taken on line 2-2of Fig. 1.1 y

Fig.` 3, 1s a cross sectional viewvtalen ony Patented June 24,Y 1930 unirs- STATES I mariee PAT E'N'r orifice GEORGE H. JUNG, Jn., oF CINCINNATI;onmnssienon'ro `THE JUNG ARCH Banen -GOMPANY, OF CINCINNATIQOHIO) ACRPORATION OF OHIO' ARCH surronr I Appiication mea april 15,

This invention relates to a device for supf fr) Another Objectis to provide a device of this kind which adapts Vitself to the contour of the foot to the end that the adjustable 1 pad employed conforms more exactly to the orthopedic requirements.

Another' object is to `provide a device of this kind which is simple and economical of manufacture. L

These and other objects are attainedby the means described herein and disclosed '311 in the accompanying drawings,in which: j

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a human foot having mounted thereon a brace of my invention.

Fig. 2, is a cross sectional view of the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, andV i Fig. 4, is an inverted planview ofthe device of my invention.

En The device comprises a relatively Vwide band 6, of elastic webbing and preferably of such material as to be elastic onlT in 'thel 'directionof its length and not inthe direction of its Width so that theband will not yield to thev movement of the foot muscles. The band 6 is formed by placing the ends 7 in abutment with one another and securing l' them by cross stitching 8 in order to provide i@ .the endless band. The seam thus formed is placed longitudinally along the center of a strip of fabric or tape 9 and the' band Gis secured to said tape 9 by longitudinalrows of stitching 10. The'band @thus formed is 'V2 now ready to be attached to the base and pad holding portion of 'the device, the coni struction of which willlnow be described.

A bottom member 11 vis formed of com-' a V:# orward- Eis end 12 wide enough to be received inthe paratively stiff leather having i926. Vsierra; mazen Y shoe 'of- Y p foot.4 The rear .end 13 is tapered off from each side of the forward end 12l in orderto Y *conform generally to the narrow part. of

the foot beneath the instep.Y It will beunderstoodthat the 'stiff `leather members V11 made separatelyV for the rightand left are foot'. secondor upper member lt is shaped similarly'to the bottom member 1] but is made ofsoft yieldableleather. The members V11 and 14' are ljoined together at the forward end 12 by av rowi of stitchingl 15 and at the rear by a transverse row ofV stitching 16. Aj layer of soft felt 17 is retainedvbetween the members 11 and v14v ata wearer adjacent the ball ofthe the forward end 12 by cementing it to the lower member-11. to theupper face-ofthe lower member V11 by cementingthefabric 9 thereto and then place ing theupper soft leather .member le over the band 6`and then sewing thev parts to-V A resilientpad 18V which may be of rubber or any other suitgether by stitches 16'.-

able material isthen inserted in the pocket formed betweenV the 'lower face of'membei 14C and the upper innerfacejfoflthe band 6.

The pad may be passedthrough the lateral opening at either side of the uppermember 14. This `pad 18 may be very readily advjusted as the orthopedic requirements lclemand. It should be noted that the soft felt 17, covers theforwardly disposed end of the strip ofi-fabric 9'and may also receive a porv tion ofthe pad 18 so that the wearer will 171, stretchk longitudinally at the foot, but will not be able tofeel the-edge 19 of the band y V6 nor anyl of the otherparts, all of these being perfectly cushioned by the felt 17. In

thereto'zby the stitching 16. The band and Vstrip'of fabric are then madev and; the fab- The bandr'i's secured ric strip 9- cemented to the lower member 11.

The fvelt 1 7 isthen positioned on the forward upward `face Vof member'll whereupon the vband 6 may be turnedinside vout sov as to die# pose the main body thereof Vdownwardly instead of as in the position shown, whereuj'ien. thef'nal-lrowfof vstitching 15 is vcompleted. l after which the pad 18 may bev inserted be.

is secured to the lower member 11 it-cannotslip laterally or rotate upon the foot of the .l wearer and that as the wearer moves the muscles of his foot in taking a step, the band will retain its proper position and also hold the pad 18 firmly-against the proper part, thus allowing ample freedom of movement of the muscles of the foot and at the same time supporting those weakened cr displaced parts as require artificial, aid.

The pads 18 being easily inserted and removed may be readily replaced with larger g3 or smaller pads and also pads of various shapes.

That I claim is:

1. In an arch brace the combination of a lower leather member and an upper leather :te member, rows of stitching for securingsaid members together at their opposite ends, an endlessl band of elastic material extending between the upper and lower leather members, astrip of fabric secured to the band by means of stitching, said strip extending v' i1. versely of said band to provide a non-elasticfor a distance beyond the lateral edges of said bandA and being alsosecured to the upper face of the lower leather member by adhesive means, the space between the endf less band and the upper leather member being open at its sides and serving as a pocket for receiving an arch supporting pad.

2. An arch support comprising Vau endless elastic band, a fabric secured trans'- portion in vthe band, and a leather member adhesively secured to the fabric.

8. In an arch support a stiff leather bottom, an endless elastic member,.a strip of fabric sewed transversely across the band'A 5. An arch support comprising an endless elastic band, means to render inelastic ainarrow section of the band and a leather pad holding member adhesively attached to said means.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 9th day of April,

' GEORGE H. JUNG, JR.

and adhesively secured to said bottom mem-A ber, a top member secured at its opposite ends to the bottom member, padding means on the bottom member adjacent the band "-i and a freely adjustable pad disposed between the band and the top member.

fr. In an arch support, a strip of elastic webbing having its ends kin abutment and stitched to provide a smooth endless band,

l? and a fabric member covering the joined ends of. they band and stitched thereto for providing a flat reinforced and non elastic portion transversely of the band and forming a means adapted for adhesive connection to a surface of a stiff material;l 

